52%, a women's political action group, meets the third
Monday of each month. The group also meets for happy hour every second
Thursday at 5:30 at Channel Red on King Street, followed by a board
meeting (open to all) at 7 p.m. Also, volunteers are needed for clinic
defense at the Charleston Women's Medical Clinic Saturday mornings 7:30
10 a.m. to
protect women from protesters who come out to scream at them as they enter
the clinic. Call 803-853-0052.

The Black United Front of Charleston will meet Aug. 10
at 1 p.m. to discuss voter registration efforts and mobilizing the
community around the issues, including Burke High renovation and upcoming
events. For details, call 803-722-6371.

The Center for Women offers support services and enrichment
programs for women. Hours are from 11 a.m.
7 p.m. on
Mondays; 9 a.m.
4 p.m. Tues
Fri. The
Center offers a support group for expectant mothers, which meets on the
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 11:30 at 20 Mary St. Call
803-772-4909 for details.

East Cooper Democrats hold their monthly Democratic
Revival on the first Tuesday of each month. The August meeting will be
held at the East Cooper Branch Library in Mt. Pleasant at 7 p.m. Call
803-884-0624 or 884-6312.

Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon holds meetings every
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic church community
bldg., Rm. 5, 6650 Dorchester Rd. (near the air base). Call hotline at
803-744-4357.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meets
the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at Metropolitan Community
Church, 2010 Hawthorne Dr. Call 803-856-0577.

The Poets' Corner is a new group for published and
unpublished writers of all types. For a calendar of events, send SASE to
5009 Jenkins Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29405.

Survivors' Art Exhibit is a group show for the National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The exhibit is at Halsey Gallery,
Simons Center for the Arts, College of Charleston, Aug. 5
7 11 a.m.
4 p.m.

COLUMBIA

Call the Association for Children for Enforcement Support
for information on how to collect child support. Services are free.
Call 803-892-3403 (Lexington County) or 803-755-6713 (Richland).

The Collaborative for Community Trust is sponsoring
"Breaking Bread Together" on Aug. 23
24 to raise
funds for the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House Renovation Project. Ms.
Simkins was a tireless activist who devoted her life to promoting human
rights. Groups and organizations are invited to use the event to generate
funds for their projects and to promote upcoming events. For information,
call 803-783-4540.

The Columbia Zen Group meets Sundays from 6
8 p.m. at
2065 Blossom St. Call 803-790-5569 for details.

Hombres!, a support group for gay men, meets at 7 p.m.
Mondays, Les Ms., a confidential group for gay women,
meets on Tuesdays at 7 p.m., and PFLAG, a support group for family
members, meets the third Thursday of each month at the Center, 1108
Woodrow St. Call 803-771-7713.

The Columbia Branch NAACP meets the third Sunday of each month
at various churches. For details, call the NAACP at 803-256-8771.

Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services offers
confidential support groups for people with HIV; one for HIV+ men
and women, one for HIV+ women only. Call 803-779-7257.

Pets Inc., a pet rescue group in the Midlands that has saved
more than 5,000 cats and dogs, needs your support. To make a donation,
call 803-749-9391.

Rape Crisis Network offers a support group for recent adult
rape victims every 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m at Richland
Memorial. Sessions are free and facilitated by professionals. Also, if you
are between the ages of 15 and 18, interested in public speaking or drama,
and want to make a difference in your community, the Rape Crisis Network
invites you to join its teen peer education program. Call 803-252-8393 for
details.

Help build a Women's Resource Center in Columbia. Call
803-791-8156.

GREENVILLE

Cafe and Then Some will hold a fund-raiser for ProJustice
Carolina (formed to seek reversal of the Greenville County Council's
Anti-Gay Resolution) on Aug. 11. Tickets are $25, which will include hors
d'oeuvres, beer/wine and the comedy troupe's latest show, "It's Not the
Heat, It's the Stupidity! A Resolution." Food will be served at 6:30,
showtime is at 7:30. For tickets, call 864-232-2287 or 864-421-0202. For
details, call ProJustice Carolina at 864-370-0089.

STATEWIDE

Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse offers 24-hour crisis
line counseling, emergency shelter and help with orders of protection.
Call 1-800-868-2632.

The Cooperative Ministry is sponsoring a school supply
drive. Boxes will be placed in stores and businesses in Richland and
Lexington counties to collect school items until Aug. 10. The goal is to
serve 3,500 kids.

Rural Southern Voice for Peace offers The Listening
Project, conflict resolution training in community organizing, public
education and action. For details, call 803-252-2221.

The Recycle for Gold program lets you recycle your unwanted
car simply by calling 1-800-590-1600. The program provides benefits to the
donors, the environment and the 11,000 athletes in the South Carolina
Special Olympics.

The South Carolina Center for the Book, dedicated to
building a "book culture," has a new toll-free number and address: 2820
Devine St, Box 102, Columbia, SC 29205. Phone: 1-888-SC-READS or
803-765-9209 (Columbia); Fax: 803-765-9219. Call to leave information
about an upcoming event or to hear a list of upcoming events. The Center
for the Book provides free publicity to bookstores, libraries, museums,
literary groups and literacy initiatives; the public, in turn, has free
access to this information at one stop.

The S.C. Sierra Club holds monthly meetings across the state. Find the group nearest to you and help wage the fight to save South Carolina's environment.